posted by Robert J. Carmack Anthony Wilson is a creative jazz artist who continues to expand and impress. the Grammy-nominee will be appearing at the SOKA International Jazz Festival on the SOKA University campus Saturday,September 28 at 8:PM. Soka International Jazz Festival 1 University Dr Aliso Viejo, CA Delfeayo Marsalis and his Octet return to kick-off…
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Harlem Historic Jazz Club Minton’s Playhouse to Re-Open in October
posted by Robert J. Carmack / According to The Electronic Urban Report Richard Parsons, the former chairman of Citigroup who was chairman/CEO of Time Warner until he stepped down in 2007, has turned his full attention toward growing businesses in Harlem. http://www.eurweb.com He and wife Laura are opening two new uptown restaurants, Minton’s and The Cecil. Minton’s…
Bernard Linnette Quartet Presents!!
Friday Night Jam sessions & friendly “head -cutting”
Carl Anthony and Notorius Jazz: Global Communicator and Hipster
posted by Robert J. Carmack “Notorius Jazz was created to preserve the genius of those who defy popular taste for original design” Carl Anthony Hipster Sanctuary salutes Carl Anthony , Entertainment Expert and Jazz Host/Hipster. Over the Years Anthony has touched on all aspects of entertainment, from productions to promotions, thus laying the groundwork for…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY DORHAM: A JAZZ PROPHET
posted by Robert J. Carmack _”In my opinion, pound for pound, he was among the “best of the best” trumpeters from all eras. In 1965, I was sitting in my jazz band class ,where I held down the alto sax chair..every Friday was free-time where the student musicians all breakup into small groups, go into…
PRESIDENT OBAMA JOHN COLTRANE LEGACY CONNECTION
posted by Robert J. Carmack – music historian/blogger I found this quote while researching Ravi Coltrane, and had no idea, our U.S. president is a John Coltrane fan. Famed photographer Jim Marshall took the 1960 picture of Trane. That picture hangs in the white house with inscription and signature. President Barack Obama up close…
What a Difference a Day Makes:Happy Birthday Dinah Washington
posted by Robert J. Carmack Ruth Lee Jones, aka Dinah Washington, was born on August 29, 1924. She was a singer and pianist, who has been cited as “the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s”. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues,…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY DREW BARON OF HARD BOP JAZZ
posted by Robert J. Carmack Kenneth Sidney “Kenny” Drew August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993 Drew was born in New York City in 1928 and received piano lessons from the age of five. Drew’s first recording, in 1950, was with Howard McGhee, and over the next two years he worked in bands led by Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Charlie…
JAZZ FESTIVALS OR MONEY MAKING VENTURES?
Posted by James Chism The proliferation of jazz festivals around the world to broaden their programming into areas either tangentially related to jazz…or, in some cases, away from jazz entirely. Festivals like the one in Miami called “Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival” its upcoming artist lineup for its upcoming festival has no real Jazz…
BENEATH THE SPIN: ERIC WATTREE ON THE DEBATE OF MODERN JAZZ
re-post by Robert J. Carmack of a blog originally posted by Eric Wattree Reflections on the Stanley Crouch, Mtume Debate on Modern Jazz I recently watched the debate between columnist Stanley Crouch and percussionist James Mtume on the evolution of modern jazz with great interest. Crouch, the steadfast jazz purist, essentially took the position that much…
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